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Author: R.L. Bynum

Lubin transferring to N.C. State after initially saying he intended to return to UNC

After one season at North Carolina, Ven-Allen Lubin is transferring to rival N.C. State to join first-year Wolfpack coach Will Wade.

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Heels roll, pound Sooners ace with 3 HRs, win away from Supers

CHAPEL HILL — Oklahoma saved Kyson Witherspoon for Saturday, and top-ranked UNC saved its best first-inning run output of the season for the Sooners’ ace.

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Top-ranked UNC rolls behind Knapp, good defense, timely hitting

CHAPEL HILL — Holy Cross became the latest team to have its offense lapse into a slumber because it was Knapp time.

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Four more UNC kickoff times, TV designations revealed

Four more kickoff times for Coach Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina’s football coach were announced by the ACC and ESPN on Thursday.

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Oklahoma saving ace for potential Saturday matchup with No. 1 UNC

Do you hold your ace for Saturday against a potentially better opponent in a regional, or pitch him in a Friday game in which you are favored? UNC and Oklahoma appear to be making very different decisions.

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UNC won’t face N.C. State at home next season in men’s basketball or meet BC

For the first time since 1919, North Carolina won’t play a home men’s basketball game against N.C. State. That’s a result of the new 18-game schedule that the ACC will follow next season.

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UNC reportedly to host Georgetown next season in first game of home-and-home series

North Carolina will reportedly begin a home-and-home men’s basketball series with Georgetown starting next season with a game in Chapel Hill.

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UNC jumps to top of D1 Baseball poll

North Carolina is No. 1 in the latest D1 Baseball Top 25 after winning the ACC championship last weekend, the Tar Heels’ highest ranking in the history of that poll.

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Check out UNC’s ACC, NCAA title numbers that easily outshine the rest of the league

As the baseball team begins its pursuit on Friday of a second consecutive trip to the College World Series, it has already been a dominant school year for North Carolina athletics, continuing years of consistent excellence.

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No. 5 overall seed UNC opens Chapel Hill Regional on Friday vs. Holy Cross

Carolina’s pursuit of a return to the College World Series will start just like last year’s amazing run — at Boshamer Stadium in the Chapel Hill Regional.

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UNC rolls to 9th ACC title with blowout of Clemson

DURHAM — If you are going to be locked into a bullpen game for the ACC championship, it helps to have one of the best relievers in the country.

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UNC finishes unbeaten NCAA title season for program’s fourth women’s lacrosse national title

North Carolina is back atop the women’s college lacrosse world, thanks to another big day from Chloe Humphey.

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Heels surge by Noles to make ACC final

DURHAM — In a battle of two of the best teams in the country, No. 3 North Carolina poured on the offense and used timely hitting and excellent relief pitching to overcome No. 6-ranked Florida State.

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UNC reportedly to play men’s exhibition game against BYU

North Carolina’s men’s basketball team will reportedly play an exhibition game in late October against BYU in a matchup of two of the top players in the Class of 2025.

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Knapp earns 12th win as UNC surges by BC with late flurry

DURHAM — No. 3 North Carolina was the last team to play in the ACC tournament, and the Tar Heels’ offense was slow to arrive.

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R.L. Bynum spent 27 years in the newspaper industry in sports and news. He has covered UNC athletics since 2015 — including several ACC and NCAA tournaments, the 2017 and 2022 Final Fours, the 2024 Men’s College World Series, the Orange Bowl and other bowls — for Tar Heel Tribune and various other websites, including Raleigh & Company, Triangle Sports Network, 919 Blog and Carolina Blue. Read his insights about running (he’s run 53 marathons) on the Running Commentary blog. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @RL_Bynum, on Bluesky at @rl-bynum.bsky.social and on Threads @r.l.bynum (follow Tar Heel Tribune on X @Tar_HeelTribune). Email him at rlb262m@gmail.com.

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